SECONDARY · TREE
Pawpaw tree
Asimina triloba
USDA 5-9food
Plants
What grows where, and why.
229 plant profiles with USDA hardiness coverage (zones 3–11), plus Pakistan's five climate zones. Filter by your zone and syntropic role to see what thrives where you grow.
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Peach — Florida Prince (low-chill)(aaloo bukhara (آڑو))
Prunus persica cv. Florida Prince
USDA 5-9food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Bartlett (William’s)(naashpaati (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Kashmiri (Babugosha)(naashpaati — Babugosha (بابو غوشہ))
Pyrus communis cv. Babugosha
USDA 4-8food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pear — Le Conte(naashpaati — Le Conte (ناشپاتی))
Pyrus communis × P. pyrifolia cv. Le Conte
USDA 5-9food
CLIMAX · TREE
Pecan(pecan (پی کین))
Carya illinoinensis
USDA 6-9food · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Peppermint(filfili podina)
Mentha × piperita
USDA 3-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Perennial pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
USDA 8-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · TREE
Persian Lilac Jujube (Elanai)(elanai / bera)
Ziziphus oxyphylla
USDA 8-10medicinal · food · fuel
CLIMAX · TREE
Persimmon (Japanese)(amlok / Japani phal (املوک))
Diospyros kaki
USDA 7-10food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
USDA 7-10mulch · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Pistachio (Pakistani)(pista (پستہ))
Pistacia vera
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Aloo Bukhara (subcontinent)(aaloo bukhara (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Plum — Satsuma(aloo bukhara — Satsuma (آلو بخارا))
Prunus salicina cv. Satsuma
USDA 5-9food
SECONDARY · TREE
Pomegranate — Bedana (seedless)(anaar bedana (انار بیدانہ))
Punica granatum cv. Bedana
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pomegranate — Ganesh(anaar — Ganesh (انار گنیش))
Punica granatum cv. Ganesh
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
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Pomegranate — Kandhari(anaar — Kandhari (انار قندہاری))
Punica granatum cv. Kandhari
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Pomegranate — Wonderful(anaar — Wonderful (انار وَنڈرفُل))
Punica granatum cv. Wonderful
USDA 7-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Potato(aaloo)
Solanum tuberosum
USDA 8-11food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Prickly pear cactus(nagphani)
Opuntia ficus-indica
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · TREE
Punjab Fig (Wild Himalayan Fig)(phagwara / injir)
Ficus palmata
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel
SECONDARY · TREE
Quince tree(bihi)
Cydonia oblonga
USDA 5-9food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Radish(mooli)
Raphanus sativus
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Red Clover(shaftal)
Trifolium pratense
USDA 3-9nitrogen fixing · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
USDA 3-8food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GRASS
Ringed Dichanthium(palwan)
Dichanthium annulatum
USDA 8-11fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Rocket(tara mira)
Eruca sativa
USDA 7-10food
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Rosemary(rosemary)
Salvia rosmarinus
USDA 7-10food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Roundleaf Cotoneaster(luni)
Cotoneaster nummularius
USDA 4-8fuel · windbreak
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Royle’s Mint(podina)
Mentha royleana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Safflower(kusum)
Carthamus tinctorius
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani)(khurmaani — Shakarpara (خرمانی شکر پارہ))
Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace)
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Shrubby Sea-Blite(lani / kharo lana)
Suaeda fruticosa
USDA 6-10fodder · food · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Small-Leaved Wild Grape(jangli-angur)
Vitis parvifolia
USDA 7-9food · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Smallflower Clematis
Clematis grata
USDA 6-9medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Soft Sophora(kandiari)
Sophora mollis
USDA 7-9nitrogen fixing · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Spear Grass(sariala)
Heteropogon contortus
USDA 8-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 6-10food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Strawberry(strawberry)
Fragaria × ananassa
USDA 3-10food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Tagasaste tree lucerne
Chamaecytisus proliferus
USDA 8-11fodder · nitrogen fixing · fuel · mulch · windbreak
PIONEER · GRASS
Tall Reed(nar)
Phragmites karka
USDA 7-11mulch · fodder